Cross-cultural Psychology (2024/2025: Semester 2 – Spring)

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Cursusdoel

After completing this course students are able to:
  1. describe the main epistemological and methodological problems in the discipline, as well as the proposed solutions,
  2. identify and explain the influence of culture on several aspects of human behavior,
  3. scrutinize mainstream psychology,
  4. explain the theoretical background of acculturation and culture contact.

Relationship between assessment and learning goals:

Midterm exam (multiple choice) on the first half of the literature: goals 1, 2, 3
Final exam (multiple choice) on the second half of the literature: goals 2, 3, 4
Course project (proposal for a cross-cultural study): goals 1 and 2
Final paper (short literature review on a self-selected topic) goals 1 and 2; or goals 1 and 4
Presentations (of existing empirical studies and their limitations): goals 1 and 2

Vakinhoudelijk

Cross-cultural psychology examines what is basic about human nature and what emerges as different depending on people’s culture. It critically evaluates the generality of knowledge from mainstream psychology and covers a wide range of topics.
This course provides a thorough introduction to cross-cultural psychology by focusing on three central overlapping aspects within the discipline. First, the basic epistemological and methodological questions are explored. For instance, whether people from different cultures can be meaningfully compared, how such comparisons should be carried out, and how culture can be operationalized. Second, several explanations for understanding (the impact of) cultural differences are considered, and the cross-cultural validity of mainstream psychology theories are evaluated. In doing so, a variety of topics are addressed, including child-rearing, self-perception, personality, and moral reasoning. Finally, contacts between members of different cultures are studied.

Format
There are two meetings each week. Lectures are meant to complement the texts, allowing new ideas and research to be presented, and important points to be developed more thoroughly. However, the basic idea is to see the course as a ‘workshop’ in which students participate and discuss, rather than a ‘lecture hall’ in which students sit and consume.

Werkvormen

UCU course

Toetsing

presentations and class participations

Verplicht | Weging 15% | ECTS 1,13

midterm exam

Verplicht | Weging 25% | ECTS 1,88

course project

Verplicht | Weging 25% | ECTS 1,88

final paper

Verplicht | Weging 20% | ECTS 1,5

*midterm FEEDBACK*

Niet verplicht

final exam

Verplicht | Weging 15% | ECTS 1,13

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

Er moet voldaan zijn aan de cursus:

Voorkennis

Er is geen informatie over benodigde voorkennis bekend.

Voertalen

  • Engels

Competenties

  • Academisch schrijven
  • Internationale en interculturele oriëntatie
  • Interdisciplinariteit
  • Kritisch lezen
  • Onderzoeksvaardigheden
  • Presenteren

Cursusmomenten

Gerelateerde studies

Tentamens

Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus

Verplicht materiaal

  • BOEK
    Steven Heine, Cultural Psychology International Student Edition Paperback Engels 2020 9780393421873

Aanbevolen materiaal

Er is geen informatie over de aanbevolen literatuur bekend

Coördinator

dr. J.T. Thijs j.t.thijs@uu.nl

Docenten

B. Akkus B.Akkus@uu.nl
dr. J.T. Thijs j.t.thijs@uu.nl

Inschrijving

Let op: deze cursus is niet toegankelijk voor studenten van andere faculteiten, bijvakkers mogen zich dus niet inschrijven.

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